muscles and shrimp

[tacfla]

Any ideas on how to cook these.
Thanks

[Lyssie]

Re: muscles and shrimp

For shrimp I have about a million ways to eat them... what are you looking for? Snack/Appetizer or more dinnerish?

[tacfla]

Re: muscles and shrimp

dinnerish maybe a scampi or with old bay seasoning? Thanks

[chinadoll]

Re: muscles and shrimp

shrimp can be boiled, chopped up and used in a salad with mayo, lemon and a bit of Worcestershire along with celery, onion,etc. like a tuna salad. You can also skewer and marinate them in a little low sodium soy, ginger and garlic then grill them. Scampi with olive oil, butter and garlic.

Mussels are good steamed and dipped in melted butter or garlic butter. Or cook and chill them and eat with a low carb cocktail sauce from horseradish and low carb ketchup and lemon. Do not overcook them or they will be rubbery.

Both can be tossed into a tomato and saffron soup called cioppino with crab and other shellfish. I just leave out any veggies that don't fit the WOE. This is a fabulous winter soup and tastes super rich. Google recipes for cioppino and I am sure you will find one you like.

My family loves shellfish--we could find a zillion ways to eat both of these. MMMmmm

[Lyssie]

Re: muscles and shrimp

I actually just made Coconut Thai Shrimp for dinner the other night... Take 1 can of coconut milk, and some red curry paste, with a packet of splenda, simmer these together for about 5-10 minutes (it should thicken, if you use lite coconut milk it takes longer to thicken up), then add a couple cups of shrimp (uncooked, peeled and deveined) and cook for about 3-5 minutes until the shrimp are done.

If you take larger shrimps (already cooked), and small pieces of pepperjack, wrap a piece (half a strip) of bacon around them and secure with a toothpick, then put on a cookie sheet and bake until the bacon is done, they're quite delicious.

Of course, there are the standards of boiling shrimp, then tossing in a pan with some butter and fresh (minced) garlic.